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Tia Now Teaches Yukon Students the BC Curriculum Their Schools Use
Yukon tutoring aligned to the BC Curriculum for Grades 5 to 12, with 976 checked Math, English and Science statements. 14-day free trial, no card needed.
By Tia Education Team · Published
Yukon families can now use Tia with the same British Columbia curriculum taught in Yukon schools. Personalised support is live for Mathematics, English Language Arts and Science from Grade 5 through Grade 12.
- Yukon-aligned support is live now in Tia from Grade 5 through Grade 12.
- Tia follows the BC Curriculum used in Yukon schools.
- Mathematics, English Language Arts and Science are covered at every grade.
- Tia carries 976 Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies and Content statements.
- Progress reports note that the BC Curriculum is used in Yukon and list the statements covered.
A student in Whitehorse or Dawson follows the same provincial curriculum framework as a student in Vancouver. Tia now reflects that directly instead of assigning Yukon students a generic Canadian level.
Yukon students can now learn with their school curriculum in Tia
Yukon schools teach British Columbia's curriculum. Tia now aligns Yukon students to that same curriculum in Mathematics, English Language Arts and Science at every grade from 5 through 12.
Yukon Education introduced the BC Curriculum in stages:
- Kindergarten through Grade 9 in the 2017-18 school year
- Grade 10 in the 2018-19 school year
- Grades 11 and 12 in the 2019-20 school year
Families can review that history and the territory's curriculum information on Yukon Education's curriculum page.
The source curriculum itself is published on the BC Curriculum site.
You are invited to start a trial with Tia and select the curriculum used in Yukon. 14-day free trial, no card needed.
Why Yukon students follow the BC Curriculum
Yukon uses British Columbia's curriculum across its schools. That gives Yukon students a defined grade-by-grade and course-by-course framework rather than a separate national curriculum.
Tia uses that same framework.
A Grade 7 student in Whitehorse working on linear relations receives support tied to the Grade 7 BC Mathematics curriculum. A Pre-calculus 11 student in Dawson receives help pitched to the Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies and Content for that course.
The curriculum statement stays fixed as the destination. Tia changes the explanation, pace and example to suit the student.
“Yukon students should be aligned to the curriculum their schools actually use, not a national stand-in. By working from the BC Ministry's published curriculum, Tia can keep lessons and progress reports connected to the same Big Ideas, competencies and content families see in Yukon schools.”
976 curriculum statements checked word for word
Tia carries 976 curriculum statements across Grades 5 through 12 in Mathematics, English Language Arts and Science.
They were taken directly from the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care's published curriculum. Each statement was checked word for word before going live.
The Ministry's wording is preserved in Tia and in parent progress reports. This creates a clear connection between the lesson, the report and the terms used in a Yukon classroom or course outline.
A parent can compare a Tia report with the relevant grade or course page on curriculum.gov.bc.ca.
Big Ideas, competencies and content stay connected
The BC Curriculum used in Yukon has three connected parts:
- Big Ideas describe the understandings students develop over time.
- Curricular Competencies describe what students should be able to do with their learning.
- Content identifies the essential topics and knowledge.
Tia carries all three parts as the Ministry publishes them.
This matters because a topic by itself does not show the full expectation. A student may need to understand the content and also reason, communicate, investigate or apply it in the way a Curricular Competency describes.
Big Ideas are taught in their own right. They are not treated only as headings above the detailed content.
For parents, this makes progress clearer. A report can show both what the student learned and which competency the student practised.
Grades 5 through 9 are taught grade by grade
Students in Grades 5 through 9 receive support tied to the curriculum for their exact grade.
A Grade 7 student working on linear relations gets help connected to the Grade 7 Mathematics curriculum. Tia can use a visual model, slow down the explanation or revisit an earlier idea, then return to the BC statement used in Yukon schools.
The same approach applies in English Language Arts and Science.
For families using Tia alongside school, this keeps extra support connected to classroom learning. Parents see the specific Big Idea, competency or content statement addressed rather than only a broad subject name.
Grades 10 through 12 follow Yukon and BC courses
Senior support follows the courses taken by students in Yukon and British Columbia.
Mathematics courses
- Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-calculus 10
- Pre-calculus 11
- Pre-calculus 12
English Language Arts courses
- Composition 10
- Composition 11
- English Studies 12
Science courses
- Science 10
- Life Sciences 11
- Anatomy and Physiology 12
Course-level alignment keeps the lesson connected to the student's chosen path.
A Pre-calculus 11 student working on quadratic functions receives help tied to that course's curriculum. An Anatomy and Physiology 12 student studying homeostasis receives support connected to the course's Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies and Content.
The course name and Ministry wording remain visible in the progress record.
What a Yukon curriculum-aligned lesson looks like
A Yukon-aligned lesson begins with the relevant BC Curriculum statement for the student's grade or course. Tia then adjusts how the student works toward it.
Tia can:
- slow down an explanation
- revisit an earlier idea beneath the current work
- change the example
- use the student's interests to make an idea more concrete
- offer another practice activity before moving forward
- ask the student to demonstrate a Curricular Competency
- connect detailed content to a Big Idea
- record the statements covered
A student gets a personalised route without losing sight of the curriculum used in Yukon schools.
For a Grade 7 Mathematics student, that may mean plotting a linear relation visually before describing it. For a Pre-calculus 11 student, it may mean breaking a quadratic function into smaller steps.
Progress reports identify the curriculum used in Yukon
Every Tia progress report names the BC Curriculum, notes that it is used in Yukon and lists the specific statements the student worked on.
The report uses the Ministry's wording. A parent sees more than “worked on math” or “completed science.”
A report can show:
- BC Curriculum as the curriculum alignment
- that the curriculum is also used in Yukon
- the subject, grade or senior course
- the Big Idea addressed
- the Curricular Competency demonstrated
- the Content statement covered
- the learning activity
- progress over time
- honest engaged time in Tia
That detail can support a conversation with a teacher, a review of a course outline or a decision about what the student should revisit next.
For more on useful learning records, read what parents should see in a tutoring dashboard.
A Yukon tutor alongside school
Students attending Yukon schools can use Tia for extra support after school, on weekends or during breaks.
A student may need help because a class moved forward before one idea felt secure. Another may understand the content but need a different explanation before demonstrating the related competency independently.
Families searching for a Yukon tutor can use Tia as:
- a Yukon Math tutor from Grade 5 through Grade 12
- a Yukon English tutor aligned to English Language Arts
- a Yukon Science tutor from Grade 5 through Grade 12
- support for Pre-calculus 11 or Pre-calculus 12
- support for Composition 10, Composition 11 or English Studies 12
- support for Life Sciences 11 or Anatomy and Physiology 12
- a clear record of the BC Curriculum statements covered
The student gets another way into the material. The parent can see how the work connects to the curriculum used in Yukon schools.
Yukon home education support
Yukon families choosing home education register with Yukon Education and remain responsible for the programme and records they keep.
Tia progress reports can support those records by listing:
- the subject studied
- the grade or senior course used for alignment
- the Big Idea addressed
- the Curricular Competency demonstrated
- the Content statement covered
- the Ministry's wording
- the learning activity
- progress and engaged time
Families should confirm current registration, programme and record requirements with Yukon Education.
Tia does not claim that its reports satisfy any home education requirement. Parents remain responsible for registration, their programme and their records.
Whitehorse, Dawson and communities across Yukon
The curriculum connection is the same whether a student lives in Whitehorse, Dawson City or another Yukon community.
Tia does not substitute a generic Canadian sequence. It uses the BC Curriculum that Yukon schools follow, with the same grade and senior course structure.
That helps families connect tutoring with school learning while allowing the pace and explanation to change for the student.
Families can also read the full announcement explaining how the BC Curriculum from Grade 5 through Grade 12 is built into Tia.
FAQ
Is Yukon curriculum support live in Tia now?
Yes. Tia now supports Yukon students using the BC Curriculum their schools follow from Grade 5 through Grade 12.
Why does Tia use the BC Curriculum for Yukon students?
Yukon schools use British Columbia's curriculum. Tia aligns Yukon students to that same curriculum rather than a generic national level.
Which subjects are covered?
Mathematics, English Language Arts and Science are covered at every grade from 5 through 12.
How many curriculum statements are included?
Tia carries 976 Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies and Content statements checked word for word against the BC Ministry's published curriculum.
Which senior courses are covered?
Coverage includes Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-calculus 10, Pre-calculus 11 and 12; Composition 10 and 11, English Studies 12; Science 10, Life Sciences 11 and Anatomy and Physiology 12.
Do progress reports mention Yukon?
Yes. Every report names the BC Curriculum, notes that it is used in Yukon and lists the specific statements covered.
Can students attending Yukon schools use Tia?
Yes. Tia works alongside school while keeping lessons connected to the curriculum used in Yukon.
Can home educating families use Tia?
Yes. Families can use curriculum-level progress reports to support their records. They should confirm current requirements with Yukon Education.
One last thing
Yukon families should not have to translate a generic tutoring level back into the curriculum their schools use. Tia follows the BC Curriculum used in Yukon, personalises the route and gives parents a record of exactly what was covered.